Highlights of #OCDCon – the 24th conference of the International Obsessive Compulsive Foundation

IOCDF featured: Record-breaking attendance; a new movie about the struggles of children with OCD with many of the children from the movie in attendance; experiential workshops; new research

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Finding Your Way to Evidenced Based Treatment for OCD

A young man called me last week seeking treatment for his OCD. He said he had been suffering for all of his life but never new it was

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Complicated Clients Part II

Complicated clients look to clinicians to help with their terrible suffering from anxiety or OCD, which is often combined with other problems. In Part I of this Blog,

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Tips to Treat Depression with CBT

Anxiety and depression often occur together, which seems obvious – isn’t it depressing to have anxiety? Doesn’t it make you anxious to be depressed? It is possible a

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Overcoming Challenges to Treating Someone with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety

Do you struggle with the challenges that come with treating someone who is on the Autism Spectrum (ASD) and who also has severe anxiety or OCD? I just

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#ADAA2017 – So Many Great People, So Much Great Information

The Anxiety and Depression Association of America conference 2017 in San Francisco was another whirlwind of great people and great information. I loved every minute, and I even

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Helpful ways to manage OCD Relapse

When a client is nearing the end of therapy for OCD, I often ask them to write something that would be helpful to themselves or others when they

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#ADAA2017 is Almost Here!

Kimberly and I plan our professional year around the annual Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) meeting. The four day event is a time to connect with

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The Importance of Continuing Education

Elizabeth and I just finished giving a continuing education webinar called, The Magic of CBT for Anxiety and Depression. We have found, from our workshops, that many master

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